Anything but Ordinary.

Dowel Jones was founded by Adam Lynch and Dale Hardiman in 2014 after graduating from university together. Over the past ten years, They have grown the company from a small furniture studio helping furnish local cafes, to producing furniture, lighting and accessories now found in homes and interiors all across the world.

Over the past decade, Dowel Jones have won numerous awards for pieces both nationally and internationally. Although appearing to be a furniture and lighting company, they also work on self-initiated pieces that explore concepts further in depth (such as a tattooed cabinet called Venena Arca and National Gallery of Victoria acquired bench Never Grow Up), and regularly organise events to support the local community of designers.

Dowel Jones work with a large network of Australian and international manufacturers to produce products of as high quality as possible. Producing in local areas to their Geelong Warehouse: The timber factory and powder coating takes place around the corner, steel fabrication and upholstery is in Melbourne.

In 2018 They began collaborating with designers outside the company to provide a new visions on what Dowel Jones pieces could be, launching the Sister Collection with New York based 3D artist and designer Tom Hancocks. The second international collaboration,The Volta Collection, launched in 2021 with Argentinian studio RIES. 2022 saw the launch of the first collection designed by an Australian based designer, CJ Anderson with the Big Friendly Single and Double.

In 2018 Dowel Jones furthered the availabilities of products globally by partnering with family-owned American manufacturer Grand Rapids Chair Company. This allows for select products to be available and locally made in the US.

Dowel Jones are designers first and foremost, so they are always seeking new collaborations across the globe to further what Dowel Jones is.

Adam Lynch and Dale Hardiman